Nationalizing El Al is 'not on the agenda,' says Finance Ministry official
"I don't think there is anyone who thinks that the state should be the owner of an airline, so the idea of nationalization is not on the agenda," Finance Ministry economist Eli Morgenstern said.
An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)ByEYTAN HALON